Cetopsidium morenoi

Cetopsidium morenoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Genus: Cetopsidium
Species:
C. morenoi
Binomial name
Cetopsidium morenoi
Synonyms
  • Hemicetopsis morenoi Fernández-Yépez, 1972
  • Pseudocetopsis morenoi (Fernández-Yépez, 1972)

Cetopsidium morenoi is a species of whale catfish that isis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This fish is found in the central and western portions of the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.

References

  1. 1 2 Villa-Navarro, F.; DoNascimiento, CD; Mojica, J.I.; et al. (2021). "Cetopsidium morenoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T175721530A175721559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T175721530A175721559.en. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cetopsidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2025.